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FZNT25 KWNM 180343
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1143 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front will persist across the waters
tonight before dissipating Mon. Hurricane Erin, currently well
SE of the waters, will approach the region from the SE Tue and
Tue night, then track N to NE to the E and NE of the waters Wed
and Wed night. Long period SE to S swell from Erin will move into
the waters tonight, and then continue in the area Mon through
Wed before slowly backing to E and NE Wed night through Fri
night. A stationary front will form across the waters Fri and Fri
night. For more information on Hurricane Erin, please closely
monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft.
.WED...N winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 23 to 31 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

South of 31N

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.